Needs Assessment Cornerstone Youth Center provides a place for kids ages twelve to eighteen to hang out after school. On any day of the week there are approximately thirty to thirty-five students attending the center. The students appear to be from low socioeconomic status. Also, some of the students have learning disabilities or behavioral problems, which lead them to perform poorly in school. In order to gain information for the needs assessment, John Myers, the executive director of Cornerstone Youth Center, was interviewed. He provided information about the biggest issues Cornerstone is facing, and the improvements that can be made to the community as well as Cornerstone. Also, he talked about the strengths of the Center and his hopes for the future of the youth center. One of the biggest issues Cornerstone is facing is debt. Because the building is fairly new, the mortgage has been difficult for the center to pay. Over the years the Cornerstone building has been renovated many times. The renovations, along with the purchase of the building has put the center into debt. John Myers indicated that he would like to have someone who could implement a debt relieving program. Most of Cornerstone’s funds come from the Elizabethtown community who are willing to donate. The executive director and the …show more content…
Like any other town, Elizabethtown is plagued by drug use. Some of the students at the youth center may be involved in the use of drugs. The problem may be that there are not a lot of activities to participate in the community besides Cornerstone. Youth at the center have complained about feeling that there is nothing for them to do around town, especially on the weekends. Perhaps, more structured activities could be implemented in the community to help keep the youth entertained, and off of the streets where they may engage in risky
Our current project, "The W.J. Bryan Primary Learning Center", under construction, is located a block away from the main building, to house a pre-k and eight kindergarten classes. In addition, an administrator, lead teacher, cafeteria, and complete office staff will staff the new center. Its doors are scheduled to open to staff, students, and parents in April, 1998.
YMCA Community Action Program (Y-CAP) The YMCA The YMCA is a leading nonprofit organization for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The YMCA, also known as the Y, is a nonprofit like no other. This is because in 10,000 neighborhoods across the nation, Y-CAP has the presence and partnerships to promise and deliver a positive change.
East Brooklyn Community High School is a small transfer school located in Brownsville. The school has a small staff and a small population of students compared to most high schools in New York City. The history department has four teacher, Ron the Global Europe and Global Asia teacher, Ariela the Global Middle East, Global Latin America and Caribbean and Economics teacher, Jimmy the SPED teacher who helps out in all the history classes and myself Dominique the US History and Government teacher. Together we are a tight unit that spreads the love of history to our students. As a department every week, we check in on student performance, lesson study projects, and regent preparation for students in addition to weekly lesson approaches. Sometimes if we have time during our meetings we help, each other map out upcoming units. As a department, we observe each other classes to learn different strategies of teaching content and literacy.
CM transported Jy’Nir to his meet and Greet at YCS Fisher Hall in Hackensack this morning. Upon our arrival DCP&P case worker, Ms. Cassandra Wright and youth mother Bahiyyah Barnes was waiting for CM and youth to arrive. CM, Jy’Nir, Ms. Barnes and Ms. Wright all met with Mrs. Mechelle Copeland. Mrs. Copeland showed us around the program. She report that the program is co-ed and the youth ages range from 5 to14 years old. She states that each unit house 12 to 13 youth. Mrs. Copeland reports that the clinicians are housed on the units. She informs us that there is two nursing department. Mrs. Copeland reports that all the youth in the program attends individual twice a week, family therapy every other week and group therapy four days a week.
Similar to The Lookout Mountain Facility, the Mount View Youth Services Center is also operated by Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Corrections. However, unlike the first facility, it offers detention services to both males and females. Mount View focuses on a behavior management program for their clients. Through positive reinforcement, goal setting, focusing on the youths’ strengths, and evidence-based programs they work to manage the behavior of their clients. This facility is unique in that it is houses the Front Range Assessment Unit. This assessment is applied to youth that have been admitted to Division of Youth Corrections. Its goal is to determine the risks posed to the youth through the assessment and then
Research has shown that youth programs impart many benefits to Hispanic youth involved in positive youth development programs, including increased self-confidence and higher graduation rates from high school. Research also shows that youth involved in these programs are less likely to engage in destructive or risky behaviors, such alcohol and drug use. Because minority youth are less likely than other youth to participate in youth programs; a need exists to understand factors that influence Hispanic involvement in youth programs (Haines, 2010). A majority of professionals positively reported that there are benefits for youth of color and youth with disabilities in 4-H youth programs. Respondents indicated that the lack of information about 4-H youth programs was the biggest barrier to diversity-inclusive 4-H programs. As demographic populations shift, 4-H programs must continue to implement inclusive programs and assess current programs to ensure that historically marginalized groups are being encouraged to join (LaVergne,
YMCA looks for candidates that demonstrate their desire and abilities to support the community and associated greater causes. Candidates with desired skills and volunteer experience have increased chances of advancing to the final rounds of interviews. YMCA looks for candidates that are energetic and strive make their communities healthier places to live and work in.
In addition, at CIRCLE Academy in Urbana and Gerber School, guidance and counseling are provided by teaching assistants, social workers, and/or behavior intervention specialist. Gerber School has additional support from therapists, case managers, and direct care staff.
This article discusses a program that was created to develop urban youth. The program was established by the Minnesota 4-H youth developmental program in 2003. There was also a very descriptive explanation of what the word “urban” means and how individuals may misinterpret its meaning. The program was established to help minorities to develop skills to overcome economic, educational, and social barriers. Urban develop in today’s society has not been a huge focus, but reading this article illustrates that there are some individuals who still care about the development of youth.
Many of Philadelphia’s youth face daily obstacles, such as poverty, hunger, mental illness, and family struggles, all which have an impact on their ability to learn. While many schools are not designed to petition resources to address the challenges that threaten the basic needs of many families, the Family School Resource Centers can. They have the ability to engage local businesses, civic and community organizations to play important roles in helping to address the devastating problems faced by students and their families. Services and resources beyond the typical scope of the school system have been collected through community partnerships created by the Family School Resource Centers.
By being involved in the proposal process for a new community center, our group paper satisfies the ability to participate in and contribute to the policy process. As noted in the paper itself, Osceola County’s mission is, “to bring people and resources together to achieve the community’s vision.” Buildings like community centers have the potential to bring communities closer together when there are many local activities hosted in one center. Our group found that this is what Osceola County needed for there to bring even more interconnectedness, as this would potentially bring more employment opportunities, networking events, partnerships while potentially decreasing crime and poverty in the
Examine the development of youth work in the UK and compare it with another country of your choice
... for community replacements to drug-taking that is the reason of the project. Originally, the Project struggled to see to the needs of the youth population; the youth families and friends, the specific needs of drug-taking youth, and the need for preventative community education in relation to drug use.
The Addiction Center for Teens agrees with the when saying, “The two biggest things that officials say impact teen drug use prevention are education and parental involvement” (Addiction Center, 2015, para. 1). 7. The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid afor Teens are at the greatest risk of experimenting with drugs not only because they are young, but because they have their whole life ahead of them. Before they know it, it can be gone in an instant, or changed forever. Therefore, the solution to this problem is to create various drug prevention and awareness programs and classes throughout schools in the county.
The well-being of a community is in the hands of its citizens. Together, individuals can make a difference to their existing situation and future development. As a librarian at Public Library, it is important to realize the different demographics of the community one serves. One aspect which I have felt lacking in the community is the development of the local children, in particular teenagers. The following report has been developed with the view to communicate the potential of an outreach program, “Children of Tomorrow”, for improving the occupational growth of the future generation. The plans, implementation, and promotion of the program have been outlined with the view to resolve the problems of the local community.